TEST BANK FOR
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Employment Law for Business, 10th Edition, Dawn Bennett-
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AlexanderChapter 1-16 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
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Chapter 01:
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Student name:
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TRUE/FALSEn-nWriten'T'nifnthenstatementnisntruenandn'F'nifnthenstatementnisnfalse.
1) Agencynlaw,nbasednonnthentraditionalnlawncallednmasternandnservant,ngovernsnemploymentnr
elationships.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Innannemployment-
agencynrelationship,nifnannagentnactsnbeyondnhisnornhernauthority,nthenprincipalnmaynbenliablenforna
nynresultingnlossntonanthirdnparty.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) MyranprovidesnaccountingnservicesnasnannindependentncontractornfornGreatnNorthern.nB
ecausenofnthisnrelationship,nGreatnNorthernnisnresponsiblenfornwithholdingnandnpayingnMyra'snem
ploymentntaxes,nincludingnfederalnunemploymentncompensationn(FUTA),nSocialnSecurityn(FIC
A)nandnFICAnexcisentax.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Employersnarennotnliablenfornmostntortsncommittednbynannindependentncontractornwithinnt
henscopenofnthenworkingnrelationship.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Therenisnansinglencommonlynacceptedndefinitionnofn"employee"nusednbyncourts,nemployers,na
ndnthengovernment.
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
6) FreshnIdeasnemploysnpart-
timenworkersnthroughnanstaffingnfirm.nAfternthenstaffingnfirmnsentnovernanpart-
timenofficenassistant,nFreshnIdeasnaskednthenfirmntonreplacenhernwithnsomeonenfromnandifferentnra
ce.nThenreplacednofficenassistantncannotnproceednwithnandiscriminationnclaimnundernTitlenVIInofnt
henCivilnRightsnActnsincenshen(thenpart-
timenofficenassistant)nwasnnevernannemployeenofnFreshn Ideas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLEnCHOICEn-
nChoosenthenonenalternativenthatnbestncompletes nthenstatementnorn answersnthenquestion.
7) Ifnannemployeenhasnancarnaccidentnwhilendrivingnancompanyncarnfromnonencompanynofficent
onanother,nthenemployernmaynbenliablentonthenownernofnthenothernvehiclenundernwhichnlegalntheory?
A) Vicariousnliability
B) Jointnliability
C) Strictnliability
D) Negligence
8) Whichnfederalnlawnprotectsnemployeesnfromnunfairnlabornpracticesnofnemployers?
A) OccupationalnSafetynandnHealthnAct
B) NationalnLabornRelationsnAct
C) FairnLabornStandardsnAct
D) LabornManagementnRelationsnAct
9) Anwillfulnmisclassificationnofnworkersnbynannemployernmaynresultninnharshnsanctions,ni
ncludingnimprisonmentnandnanfinenofnupnton$10,000,nundernwhichnfederalnlaw?
, A) FederalnUnemploymentnCompensationnActn(FUTA)
B) FairnLabornStandardsnActn(FLSA)
C) NationalnLabornRelationsnActn(NLRA)
D) FederalnInsurancenContributionsnActn(FICA)
10) Whichnofnthenfollowingnisncurrentlynconsideredntonbenthenleadingntestntondeterminene
mployeenstatus?
A) Common-lawnagencyntest
B) IRSn20-factornanalysis
C) Economicsnrealitiesntest
D) Degreenofncontrolntest
11) HownmanynemployeesnmustnannentitynhavenundernThenCivilnRightsnActnofn1866ntonqualifyna
snannemployernundernthenAct?
A) 15nemployees
B) 20nemployees
C) 50nemployees
D) Nonminimumnrequirement
12) ThenRehabilitationnActnofn1973nappliesntongovernmentncontractorsnthatnmaintainncontractsn
withnthenfederalngovernmentninnexcessnofnhownmuchnannually?
A)n $1,000
B)n $5,000
C)n $10,000
D)n Nonminimumndollarnamount
, 13) CMS,nInc.nsolicitednbidsnfromnvariousncontractorsntondevelopnandnmaintainnthengroundsnofnit
snnewnofficencomplex.nRoberta,nthenheadnofnfacilitiesnmanagementnatnCMS,ntoldnhernsecretary,nLeA
nne,nthatnshenwillnnotnacceptnanynbidsnfromnanRussianncontractor.nShenthennrejectednanbidnmadenbyna
nRussianncontractornwithoutnanynlegitimatenreason.nIfnthenRussianncontractornbringsnanlawsuitnagain
stnCMSnforndiscrimination,nwhatnisnthenlikelynresult?
A) Roberta'snrefusalntonhirenRussianncontractorsnwillnbenfoundntonbenanviolationnofnthenS
ocialnSecuritynAct.
B) Roberta'snrefusalntonhirenRussianncontractorsnwillnbenfoundntonbenanviolationnofnthen
ConsumernProtectionnAct.
C) Roberta'snrefusalntonhirenRussianncontractorsnwillnnotnbenconsiderednannoffensenbecaus
enemployersninnthenUnitednStatesnarenfreentondiscriminatenagainstnemployeesnbasednonntheirnracenorn
nationalnorigin.
D) Roberta'snrefusalntonhirenRussianncontractorsnwillnnotnbenconsiderednanviolationnofn
TitlenVIInofnthenCivilnRightsnActnbecausenthatnlawndoesnnotncoverndiscriminationnagainstnindep
endentncontractors.
14) RileynisnanfreelancenhandymannhirednbynBob’snBurgersnwhenevernsmallnrepairsnarenneededni
nnthenstore.nRileynisnpaidnpernprojectnandnusuallynworksnatnBob’snBurgersnonendaynanmonth.nWhichn
ofnthenfollowingnisnlikelyntruenofnthisnscenario?
A) Bob’snburgersnwillnneedntonwithholdnancertainnpercentagenofnRiley'snwagesnfornfederalni
ncomentaxnpurposes.
B) Rileyncannotnbenheldnliablenfornanyntortsncommittednbynhimnwithinnthenscopenofnthen
workingnrelationship.
C) RileyncannmakenanclaimnfornmedicalnornretirementnbenefitsnfromnBob’snBurgersnasnheni
snannemployee.
D) RileyncannotnmakenanclaimnfornmedicalnornretirementnbenefitsnfromnBob’snBurgersnasnh
enisnannindependentncontractor.
15) Employmentnlawnbasednonnagencynprinciplesnimposesnandutynonnannemployeentonactnasna
uthorized.nIfnthenemployeenexceedsnhisnornhernauthority,nthenemployernis:
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Employment Law for Business, 10th Edition, Dawn Bennett-
n n n n n n n
AlexanderChapter 1-16 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
n n n n n n n n n n
Chapter 01:
n
Student name:
n n
TRUE/FALSEn-nWriten'T'nifnthenstatementnisntruenandn'F'nifnthenstatementnisnfalse.
1) Agencynlaw,nbasednonnthentraditionalnlawncallednmasternandnservant,ngovernsnemploymentnr
elationships.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Innannemployment-
agencynrelationship,nifnannagentnactsnbeyondnhisnornhernauthority,nthenprincipalnmaynbenliablenforna
nynresultingnlossntonanthirdnparty.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) MyranprovidesnaccountingnservicesnasnannindependentncontractornfornGreatnNorthern.nB
ecausenofnthisnrelationship,nGreatnNorthernnisnresponsiblenfornwithholdingnandnpayingnMyra'snem
ploymentntaxes,nincludingnfederalnunemploymentncompensationn(FUTA),nSocialnSecurityn(FIC
A)nandnFICAnexcisentax.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Employersnarennotnliablenfornmostntortsncommittednbynannindependentncontractornwithinnt
henscopenofnthenworkingnrelationship.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Therenisnansinglencommonlynacceptedndefinitionnofn"employee"nusednbyncourts,nemployers,na
ndnthengovernment.
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
6) FreshnIdeasnemploysnpart-
timenworkersnthroughnanstaffingnfirm.nAfternthenstaffingnfirmnsentnovernanpart-
timenofficenassistant,nFreshnIdeasnaskednthenfirmntonreplacenhernwithnsomeonenfromnandifferentnra
ce.nThenreplacednofficenassistantncannotnproceednwithnandiscriminationnclaimnundernTitlenVIInofnt
henCivilnRightsnActnsincenshen(thenpart-
timenofficenassistant)nwasnnevernannemployeenofnFreshn Ideas.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLEnCHOICEn-
nChoosenthenonenalternativenthatnbestncompletes nthenstatementnorn answersnthenquestion.
7) Ifnannemployeenhasnancarnaccidentnwhilendrivingnancompanyncarnfromnonencompanynofficent
onanother,nthenemployernmaynbenliablentonthenownernofnthenothernvehiclenundernwhichnlegalntheory?
A) Vicariousnliability
B) Jointnliability
C) Strictnliability
D) Negligence
8) Whichnfederalnlawnprotectsnemployeesnfromnunfairnlabornpracticesnofnemployers?
A) OccupationalnSafetynandnHealthnAct
B) NationalnLabornRelationsnAct
C) FairnLabornStandardsnAct
D) LabornManagementnRelationsnAct
9) Anwillfulnmisclassificationnofnworkersnbynannemployernmaynresultninnharshnsanctions,ni
ncludingnimprisonmentnandnanfinenofnupnton$10,000,nundernwhichnfederalnlaw?
, A) FederalnUnemploymentnCompensationnActn(FUTA)
B) FairnLabornStandardsnActn(FLSA)
C) NationalnLabornRelationsnActn(NLRA)
D) FederalnInsurancenContributionsnActn(FICA)
10) Whichnofnthenfollowingnisncurrentlynconsideredntonbenthenleadingntestntondeterminene
mployeenstatus?
A) Common-lawnagencyntest
B) IRSn20-factornanalysis
C) Economicsnrealitiesntest
D) Degreenofncontrolntest
11) HownmanynemployeesnmustnannentitynhavenundernThenCivilnRightsnActnofn1866ntonqualifyna
snannemployernundernthenAct?
A) 15nemployees
B) 20nemployees
C) 50nemployees
D) Nonminimumnrequirement
12) ThenRehabilitationnActnofn1973nappliesntongovernmentncontractorsnthatnmaintainncontractsn
withnthenfederalngovernmentninnexcessnofnhownmuchnannually?
A)n $1,000
B)n $5,000
C)n $10,000
D)n Nonminimumndollarnamount
, 13) CMS,nInc.nsolicitednbidsnfromnvariousncontractorsntondevelopnandnmaintainnthengroundsnofnit
snnewnofficencomplex.nRoberta,nthenheadnofnfacilitiesnmanagementnatnCMS,ntoldnhernsecretary,nLeA
nne,nthatnshenwillnnotnacceptnanynbidsnfromnanRussianncontractor.nShenthennrejectednanbidnmadenbyna
nRussianncontractornwithoutnanynlegitimatenreason.nIfnthenRussianncontractornbringsnanlawsuitnagain
stnCMSnforndiscrimination,nwhatnisnthenlikelynresult?
A) Roberta'snrefusalntonhirenRussianncontractorsnwillnbenfoundntonbenanviolationnofnthenS
ocialnSecuritynAct.
B) Roberta'snrefusalntonhirenRussianncontractorsnwillnbenfoundntonbenanviolationnofnthen
ConsumernProtectionnAct.
C) Roberta'snrefusalntonhirenRussianncontractorsnwillnnotnbenconsiderednannoffensenbecaus
enemployersninnthenUnitednStatesnarenfreentondiscriminatenagainstnemployeesnbasednonntheirnracenorn
nationalnorigin.
D) Roberta'snrefusalntonhirenRussianncontractorsnwillnnotnbenconsiderednanviolationnofn
TitlenVIInofnthenCivilnRightsnActnbecausenthatnlawndoesnnotncoverndiscriminationnagainstnindep
endentncontractors.
14) RileynisnanfreelancenhandymannhirednbynBob’snBurgersnwhenevernsmallnrepairsnarenneededni
nnthenstore.nRileynisnpaidnpernprojectnandnusuallynworksnatnBob’snBurgersnonendaynanmonth.nWhichn
ofnthenfollowingnisnlikelyntruenofnthisnscenario?
A) Bob’snburgersnwillnneedntonwithholdnancertainnpercentagenofnRiley'snwagesnfornfederalni
ncomentaxnpurposes.
B) Rileyncannotnbenheldnliablenfornanyntortsncommittednbynhimnwithinnthenscopenofnthen
workingnrelationship.
C) RileyncannmakenanclaimnfornmedicalnornretirementnbenefitsnfromnBob’snBurgersnasnheni
snannemployee.
D) RileyncannotnmakenanclaimnfornmedicalnornretirementnbenefitsnfromnBob’snBurgersnasnh
enisnannindependentncontractor.
15) Employmentnlawnbasednonnagencynprinciplesnimposesnandutynonnannemployeentonactnasna
uthorized.nIfnthenemployeenexceedsnhisnornhernauthority,nthenemployernis:
